New Middle-Weight Adventure Bikes: Perfect Balance of Value and Off-Road Capabilities in 2023

Despite what dealers would tell you, there is no need in bleeding yourself dry to buy a super tourer. Modern Middle-weight adventure bikes have enough power and off-roading gear to satisfy any globe trotting ambitions. In today’s video we will cover new machines with 500 through 900cc displacement. These can traverse deserts and creeks, climb rocks and speed on highways, all of this for the reasonable amount of money.

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00:00 Introduction

00:42 Ducati DesertX
ducati.com/ww/en/bikes/desertx/desertx-937

Anyone would be happy to use Ducati’s Multistrada as an adventure tourer, but at its heart it is still a sport tourer, albeit the best in the business. Therefore, in 2023 Italians are launching a new model that eliminates any ambiguity, the DesertX was designed by Centro Stile Ducati as a pure adventure rig.

01:58 Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid
yamaha-motor.eu/gb/en/products/motorcycles/adventure/t-n-r-700-world-raid-2022/

Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid is the most hard-core version of the Tenere 700 bike, that offers extreme Dakar-ready looks and improved off-the-pavement capabilities.

03:16 Husqvarna Norden 901
husqvarna-motorcycles.com/en-us/norden-901.html

Besides regular innovations to their dirt bike lineup, the Austrian brand with Swedish heritage has not released a street-legal model for the long 4 years. Therefore, the Husqvarna Norder 901 adventure bike was greeted with much enthusiasm and high expectations.

04:30 Aprilia Tuareg 660
aprilia.com/en_EN/models/tuareg-660

The Tuareg moniker was first used by Aprilia in 1980s to name a line of motorbikes inspired by the big African rallies like Paris Dakar. The original model was powered by small displacement 2 and four stroke engines, but the newcomer goes straight for the middle-weight segment and 659 cubic-centimeters.

05:52 MV Agusta Lucky Explorer
luckyexplorerproject.com/

MV Agusta Lucky Explorer project will bring to market 2 adveture motorcycles, codenamed 5.5 and 9.5.

07:11 Kawasaki KLR 650
kawasaki.com/en-us/motorcycle/klr/dual-sport/klr650/2023-klr650-abs

2023 Kawasaki KLR 650 was upgrades just last year, so it offers thoroughly revised underpinnings, new bodywork and a s version of its original 1987 engine.

08:39 Tiger Sport 660
triumph-mediakits.com/en/news-articles/new-tiger-sport-660-the-new-definition-of-triple-powered-versatility.html

The all-new Triumph Tiger Sport 660 fills the mid-weight gap in Triumph’s adventure lineup and also becomes their cheapest offering within this class. The British-Thai manufacturer equips the baby Tiger Sport with the 660cc 3-cyllinder engine paired with a 6-speed wet-clutch gearbox.

09:59 CF Moto 800MT
download.cfmoto.com/800MT.html

CF Moto 800MT is the company’s first middleweight adventure offer as well as its boldest and most packed bike to date.

11:21 Yamaha Ténéré 700 by Deus
eu.deuscustoms.com/blogs/blog/the-deus-tenere

Yamaha Ténéré 700 by Deus wears a new fiberglass exterior kit with 3D-modelled parts, gets Andreani/Ohlins suspension components, and a fresh titanium exhaust enhancing the sound of its 689cc 2-cyl 4-stroke.

12:34 Voge 500DS & 650DS
vogechina.com/650ds.html / vogechina.com/500ds.html

Voge 500DS & 650DS are the brand’s range topping adventure bikes that are motivated by a 471cc 2-cylinder and a 652cc single respectively.

13:56 Benelli TRK 702
benelli.com/cn-zh/products/trk-702

After the recent success of the TRK 502, Benelli is trying to further develop its presence in the adventure class. This mid-weighter will be represented in two versions: a road-biased and an off-road biased tourer TRK 702.

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